The tragic life of the Congo miners

Local time on May 20, 2011, in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo bisie. Miners with the headlights to work in a dark and narrow wellbore.
Adopted by the Obama administration, "Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act" ("Wall Street Reform Act"). The bill, said easy access to huge profits through the exploitation and transportation of "conflict minerals" in view of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the surrounding local government and to resist armed, and then used to buy weapons to support successive years of continuous war, the U.S. government has begun to strengthen the manufacturing enterprises control, demanded an end to the use of the product origin to the Democratic Republic of the Congo conflict minerals, including tin, tungsten, tantalite, gold. In this way, however, the reduction of the export volume of lives of local people rely on mining for their livelihoods will be a great threat.

Local time on May 20, 2011, in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Using a hammer and chisel mining cassiterite miners in the dark and narrow mine. Cassiterite mined, transported by porters to the nearest town njingala sale.

Local time on June 28, 2011, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, North Kivu territory of Masisi. Artisanal miners in the refined coltan mining in the valley.

Local time on June 28, 2011, in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo bisie. Miners holding a crude ore from the Masisi region rich in coltan mining. The coltan field used in the manufacture of electronic products.

Local time on May 20, 2011, in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo bisie. Miners screen when picking up the bauxite smoking fatigue.